The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-08
FIFTIETn CONGRESS.
Abstract Of the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House.

SENATE.
The president sent the following nomin..
ations to the senate:
Lucius @. G. Lamar OF Mississippi, rs.
sociate justice OF the supreme court OF the
United States; William +. Villas OF Wiscon-
sin, secretary OF the interior; Don M. Dick.
inson OF Michigan, postmaster general;
Charles s. Fairchild OF New York, secre-
tary OF the treasury; George L. Rivers OF
Isaac III. Maynard OF New York, assistant
secretary OF the treasury; Sigourney But
Ter OF Massachusetts,, second controller OF
the treasury; James w. Hytae OF Connetti.
cut, treasurer OF the United States.
Little business done, and an adjourn.
ment was had until Thursday.
A large number OF amendments to the
rules were submitted and the Presidents
message was read.
Not in session.
In the house the committee on mileage
Belden IN. W, Howard Qnd.), Burnett
(Mass.), FELTON, (Cal) Resolutions pro.
viding for the amendment OF the rules OF
the house were offered as follows:
By Mr. McCreary, to amend rule
81 by adding thereto the following:
And all general appropriation bills shall
be reported to the house within
sixty days after the appointment
OF the standing committees. at the first
commencement OF the second session. BY
Mr.. Hudd (Wis.G to amend rule SO as
to require every member to be present
within the hall OF the house during the
session, unless excused or necessarily pre-
vented, and to vote on all votes and on
each roll call, unless personally or
peculiarly interested. in the proposition
under pain OF liability to expulsion. By
Mr.. Springer, to amend rule 26. paragraph
3, SO as to read: 'The fourth Monday OF
each month after the call Of states and
territories until adjournment on that day.
shall. when claimed by the committee on
territories be devoted exclusively to the
consideration OF business presented by
that committee and any unfinished bust
ness remaining ut the end OF the day shall
be in order until disposed Of" By Mr..
Springer, providing for the aboli tion OF the
committe on Pacific railroads, invalid
pensions, mileage. militia and improve
ment OF the Mississippi river, and the
lT6tuolcI Vi lUuCliOio " otHCI COm-
mittees. Provision is also made for a
general increase of the membership OF the
remaining committees and rearrangment
OF their duties to some extent.
Adjourned for several days.
SENATE.
The senate committees, as foreshad owed,
were announced. Then came food OF bills.
The total number OF bills and joint resolu-
finpo EQ1 10 har than
ever before introduced in the senate in one
day. ",
Bills for the admission OF Dakota and
Washington Territory were included in the
list.
Senator Best offered bill to place the
entire park in Wyoming, and to effect nu-
merous changes in administration.
Senator Hale offered preamble and res
olution reeiting the provision OF the civil
service law which prohibits government
officials from offensive partisanship and
the letters OF the president and OF Com
missioner Oberly on the subject;
and providing for the appoint
ment OF q select committee OF seven to ex-
anime fully into the present condition OF
the civil service in all its branches; to as
certain whether appointments have been
based on merit and qualifications, or dis
tributed Us partisan favols; and as to the
phrUlcIpdUlOIl Oh SOFeFHnteuU Ol!lCld1S III
political conventions aud elections.
Speaker Carlisle, having called upon Mr..
Crisp to preside, stepped down upon the
floor and address ed the chair as follows:
It is well known that there is contest
pending which makes it improper for me,
as presiding officer OF the house, to APP
point the committee on elections. have
left the chair, therefore, for the purpose
OF asking the house to excuse me
from the performance OF that duty, and
take such proceedings in this matter as its
judgment may dictate. I have no sugges-
ton to make except to say that the forma-
ton OF the other committees of the house
will be facilitated by having this matter
disposed OF at the earliest day that will
suit the convenience of members.
Mr.. Holman offered resolution that
the house will at 1 o'clock tomorrow pro-
coed to elect fifteen members who will consti-
tute the committee on elections for the pres
emit session. Adopted. The following were
chosen as members OF the committee by
caucuses:
Republican-Rowell, Houk. Cooper, Ly-
man OF Iowa, johnson Of Indiana and
Lodge.
Democratic-Crisp, chairman; Outh-
waite, Barry, O. Ferrall, Marsh, O'Neill OF
Indiana, Moore, johnson OF North Caro-